Joseph and the amazing technicolor Dreamcoat

RICE, Tim & Andrew Lloyd Webber

ISBN 10: 0907516025 / ISBN 13: 9780907516026

Published by Pavilion Books/Michael Joseph, London, 1982

About this Item

Laminated colour pictorial boards, with many pictures in colour by QUENTIN BLAKE, vg+. 4to, (40pp). Foreword by Tim Rice.

Seller Inventory # 06H231

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Joseph and the amazing technicolor Dreamcoat
• Publisher: Pavilion Books/Michael Joseph, London
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907516025
• ISBN 13: 9780907516026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Quentin Blake
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's - Picture Books

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Synopsis

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Reviews

Grade 6-9-- The exuberant melodies that made the original Joseph a musical frolic are very acceptably replaced here by Blake's antic watercolors. But even the libretto alone jumps and rolls in a boisterous and irrepressible fashion that might seem like classic rap to those unfamiliar with Webber's music. (There is virtually no punctuation beyond a few commas and question marks.) The text requires a certain amount of sophistication, not only because of the portrayal of Potiphar's adulterous wife but because of its vocabulary (including a French tag or two) and subtlety of characterization. Blake's pictures are distinguished by his usual vivid colors, energetic line, and zany imagination. Wacky anachronisms are a major part of the humor. This spirited rendition should reanimate the Bible for even the most blase, and stimulate more than a few productions of this now-classic musical. --Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
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